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The Prince of intermodalism
23 Jul 2008
Facing a decline in its bulk exports of pulp, paper and lumber to intermodal markets, the Canadian Port of Prince Rupert had to seek alternatives.
A case of déjà vu on West Coast labour woes
23 Jul 2008
Port workers in 29 ports along the US West Coast (including approximately 20,000 in Los Angeles/ Long Beach) refused, at the start of July, to extend an earlier contract and are now negotiating with the Pacific Maritime Association on a new agreement while continuing to work.
Swamp-thing
23 Jul 2008
Most global port authorities are painfully aware that virtually all the best locations for the citing of major maritime terminals have already been used up. Nevertheless, modern engineering techniques nowadays allow even marginal terrain, including swampland, to be stabilised prior to the establishment of new working areas.
The road less travelled
23 Jul 2008
Sometimes it pays to break with tradition, as consultants dealing with port citings in the US are discovering. Alex Hughes investigates
Northern soul
23 Jul 2008
Australia's northernmost port outpost is gearing up for substantive growth. Iain MacIntyre finds out more
Competition: friend or foe?
23 Jul 2008
Heated inter-port competition is making the headlines in New Zealand, which has led to large capital investment programmes which, some observers believe, will fail to realise competitive returns unless there is a rationalisation between ports in the future.
Pressure points
23 Jul 2008
Hemmed in and battling congestion, Australian ports are in a state of flux, as Dave MacIntyre and Iain MacIntyre report
Revitalising coastal shipping
23 Jul 2008
New Zealand’s port industry is set to gain the fruits of a coastal shipping growth.
A foot in every camp
16 Jul 2008
During the past 12 months, APM Terminals has opened major facilities at Tangier in Morocco, at Portsmouth,Virginia, and at Guangzhou, at the mouth of the Pearl River.
Casting the net
16 Jul 2008
Africa, Latin America, Asia and the Middle East all present obvious expansion opportunities for global terminal operators – but there is still plenty of scope in the more established markets, too. Felicity Landon reports
Turkish delight for Gulftainer
16 Jul 2008
Gulftainer continues to focus on the expansion and development of Khorfakkan (KCT) and Sharjah Container Terminal, as vital gateways into the United Arab Emirates – but it has clear ambitions to expand its overseas activity too.
Singapore still shines
16 Jul 2008
PSA has continued to expand in the past year, but its flagship Singapore operation still seems to be the place to watch.
Horn of plenty
16 Jul 2008
A new study commissioned by the World Bank digs deep into the problems and prospects for sub-Saharan African ports. Mike Mundy investigates
Small comfort in falling premiums
16 Jul 2008
Throughout the insurance market, premium rates are falling. While the scaleback is less than alarming to insurers, and is only moderately comforting to the customers, the trend seems unstoppable for the moment. Overcapacity in insurance supply, which built up in the firm market of the last five years, has at last taken a toll on the ability of underwriters to hold the line.
Tractor trials
09 Jul 2008
Los Angeles is coming down hard on polluting terminal tugs, as Stuart Pearcey finds out
Get in early and get the jump on corrosion
09 Jul 2008
Operators looking to start construction of a new port or terminal should consider corrosion early on. While it’s often low on the list of priorities, a few dollars spent at the start could protect ports from serious profit erosion down the line.
Biting the bottom line
09 Jul 2008
Saline and the erosion of port structures go hand-in-hand, so why aren't ports doing more to protect their assets, asks Carly Fields
Port powerhouses
09 Jul 2008
Once viewed as a fashionable 'green' statement, self sufficient power generation is in today's ports less of a luxury and more a necessity, as Patrik Wheater finds out
Energy capture to fuel Russian port
09 Jul 2008
As part of its expansion plans, Russia’s National Container Company has ordered 19 energy-efficient rubber-tyred gantry (RTG) cranes from Konecranes, to meet an anticipated annual capacity of 9m teu.
Weighing the benefits
09 Jul 2008
The port of Los Angeles has calculated the potential annual environmental benefits it can achieve from the 1.2m drayage trips its tractors make every year between the port and its nearby Intermodal Container Transfer Facility.
A new container cargo takes root
09 Jul 2008
The global shipping market is in somewhat of a flux, with a possible world recession, sharply fluctuating bulk shipping rates and liner rates trying to decide what to do.
Ups and downs for coastal shipping
02 Jul 2008
The coastal shipping network that bound New Zealand’s ports together fifty years ago was struck a severe blow following the introduction of the Maritime Transport Act in 1994.
Chilly change to meat trade
02 Jul 2008
Australasian ports have had to buy-in to the demands of cold chain monitoring, as the international meat trades have grown more sophisticated over the last 50 years.
Fingers, strips and strikes
02 Jul 2008
An aerial view of most Australian and New Zealand ports 50 years ago would have revealed a profusion of narrow timber wharves lining river banks and copious finger piers protruding into harbours and bays.
Mother used to know best
02 Jul 2008
Fifty years ago the wharves of Australia and New Zealand’s ports were lined with goods almost exclusively headed for and received from the 'Mother Country’, namely the British Isles.
A leap of faith
02 Jul 2008
Has a 'fewer and bigger' mantra paid off for the ports industry down under ask Dave and Iain MacIntyre
Coordination a priority
02 Jul 2008
The contrast between achieving market reach in mature and emerging economies has perhaps never been greater. In northern Europe, for example, the battle is one of delivering enough capacity and removing the landside bottlenecks that can slow road and rail traffic especially at peak times.
Loyalty is key in insurance sector
25 Jun 2008
Tim Kyd has spent all of his career placing marine liability risks – an area where personal continuity of service and corporate loyalty is highly valued.
A golden age
24 Jun 2008
Underwriters and brokers have finally achieved a stable market for high-value risks, writes James Brewer
Harnessing the hinterland
24 Jun 2008
Downplaying talk of a 'slowdown', US east coast ports still have much to look forward to, as Barry Parker finds out
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